Utah-Jay
Companion QB Kit #7
Last Activity: Today, 04:16 PM
Joined: 01-23-2021
Location: KHCR
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Sorry if you took my comment to think I was saying Mark was looking to get into the building business, I only meant Mark would be the only one really... -
It was a very productive day. I riveted in the bottom door formers which was a challenge with the fuel line in the way at times. Luckily I had several...Leave a comment:
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From a business perspective, charging $50+ an hour for your labor would equate to about $50,000 to build a BH from what I can tell for someone that knows...Leave a comment:
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Agreed, way better than tinnerman clips and a ton less work than nutplates. -
Today was spent upsizing holes for both the floorboards and the tabs for the floorboards. I also installed the clickbond attach mechanisms for the floorboards....Last edited by Utah-Jay; 10-25-2021, 07:19 PM.Leave a comment:
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Looking good NevLeave a comment:
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Worked on finishing up the fuel lines, go them fitted and flared all the way down to the fuel selector, I will likely do the balloon test in the next...Leave a comment:
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Seems I order from ACS nearly everyday...Leave a comment:
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Build it and she will come
My wife is the same
Welcome to the siteLeave a comment:
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Every morning have my coffee and plan for the day’s build projects…. This morning I nearly pit my coffee out while planning the finish of my fuel...Leave a comment:
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I am thinking I am getting close to making airplane noises
Yesterday I worked on the fuel selector and the plate it goes on as well as...Leave a comment:
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I am in the early stages of my Companion build but have flown a lot of hours, and mostly backcountry hours in the Rans S-21. There is no comparison between...Leave a comment:
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Thanks Nev, I have had it for two weeks now, and worked on it 13 of the 14 days. Tomorrow is another day off, playing golf with my wife
Next week...
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After yesterday’s frustration of not feeling like I got much done, today was a GREAT day at the Heber Bearhawk Factory
I had been fretting...Leave a comment:
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Correct, I am building it at KHCR...Leave a comment:
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Cool, a fellow Companion builder!
New or not, get in there and build a plane. If I can undertake the challenge anyone can do it...Leave a comment:
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7 1/2 hours today, and got a lot accomplished.
All the stringers are now set, only the bottom two need to be drilled and cleco’ed as I...Leave a comment:
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Yesterday was a lot of finishing up on projects like filling in the holes on the trim tabs with epoxy, taking the sky light frames off the fuselage and...Leave a comment:
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Chewie, glad you like the build progress. Lots of progress the past two days. Yesterday was a lot of small stuff so did not take any photos.
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Amazingly I spent most of the day on my trim torque tube and spacers. The spacers are perfect, not one bit of side to side movement. It was a long process...Leave a comment:
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